Psychological Services Updates: May 2022

North Carolina Public Schools sent this bulletin at 05/18/2022 06:00 AM EDT

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Supporting STUDENTS, STAFF and SELF!

Supporting students:

Psychologists who work in the public schools are trained to deliver quality mental and behavioral health services to ensure all students have the support they need to be successful. Brush up on resources to support students' mental health at school and at home by visiting the NASP page linked below.

Supporting school staff and self-care:

Institute of Education Sciences How to Grow Teacher Well-being in Your Schools
National Center on Safe Supportive Schools logo Addressing Educator Burnout and Demoralization: Actions for Administrators
Child Trends A Comprehensive School Employee Wellness Approach
Center for American Progress Social and Emotional Supports for Educators During and After the Pandemic

WEBINAR TODAY!

Promoting Staff Wellness in the Wake of COVID-19 and Beyond

Join the U.S. Department of Education, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and NCSSLE as they share how individuals, school communities and districts can support the health and wellness of school personnel. This webinar will also highlight several examples of how practitioners are approaching staff wellness in innovative ways that participants can replicate in their schools with their teams.

Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm EST
Register Here

SUMMIT on May 23 (12:30-5:00pm) to Support Students with Disabilities, Students with Mental Health Needs

Recovery to Thriving: Supporting Mental Health & Students with Disabilities

The U.S. Department of Education will host this first-of-its-kind virtual summit highlighting steps schools, colleges and communities can take to support students with disabilities and students with mental health needs.

For more information and to register for the summit, please visit here.

EC Division Fall Conference Call for Proposals

The Call for Proposals for general conference sessions for the 71st Conference on Exceptional Children is still open!

The Conference has a rich tradition of local presentations from across North Carolina. Topics of interest for local teams to consider submitting a proposal for:

  • Effective progress monitoring practices (specific to students with IEPs). 
  • Effective evaluation and identification practices (any of the following: Specific Learning Disabilities, Traumatic Brain Injury, Intellectual Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional Disabilities)  
  • Instructional programming considerations for students with Traumatic Brain Injury (mild/moderate/severe)
  • Efficient special education reporting and documentation practices

Have effective practices on any of the above topics? Submit a proposal today!

On-Demand Professional Development

Return-to-Learn Canvas courses now available

Return-to-Learn After Concussion: Team of Professionals Training

This self-paced course is intended for the designated district - and building level teams responsible for developing system-wide and building level plans to identify, support and monitor recovery of students who have sustained mTBI. 

Topics include:

  • What a concussion is and what it might look like in the classroom
  • The historical context of State Board of Education Policy SHLT-001 (Return-to-Learn After Concussion)
  • Specific requirements of each component of the Policy

Link to course

Return-to-Learn After Concussion: Annual Information for All School Employees

This self-paced course provides information and training to all school staff on concussion awareness, management and monitoring.

It meets the following annual training requirement of NC State Board of Education Policy SHLT-001 (Return-to-Learn After Concussion).

Each public school unit must provide information and staff development on an annual basis to all teachers and other school personnel in order to support and assist students who have sustained a concussion in accordance with their learning and behavioral needs. This annual training should include information on concussion and other brain injuries, with a particular focus on return-to-learn issues and concerns.

Link to course
Medicaid in Education

Medicaid in Education

These on-demand modules provide background on why public schools recover costs for health services from Medicaid, the three programs available for Public School Unit (PSU) participation, how each program works, helpful practices and considerations for all who participate.

Link to course
Overview of School-Based Practice for Related Service Providers

Overview of School-Based Practice for Related Service Providers

The Overview of School-based Practice is offered annually as a Summer Institute to support the orientation of newly hired or contracted practitioners into educational practice. This content is being transferred into on-demand modules for availability through NC DPI ECD Professional Learning. Until the updated on-demand course is complete, the recorded Overview of School-based Practice sessions from the 2020 Summer Institute have been posted for interim access.
Link to course.

NCSPA FALL CONFERENCE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PROCESS IS OPEN

NCSPA Fall Conference 2022

NCSPA Fall Conference

October 23-25, 2022 | Cary, NC

SLD Spotlight:

SLD Quick Access Resource Reference

To assist in easily locating frequently requested resources and information regarding SLD, a one-page document has been created which provides direct links to those resources. Please share it widely with general and special educators, school leaders, practitioners, related services, problem-solving team members, and others in the field as needed in the work encompassing students with SLD.

 

 SLD Resources Reference (follow link to the full document)

 

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